Episode and Thing

Episode

Episode noun - Something that happens.
Usage example: the episode in which the Native American Samoset walked into Plymouth Plantation and surprised the Pilgrims with the greeting, “Welcome, Englishman”
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Synonyms for Episode

Thing is a synonym for episode in matter topic. In some cases you can use "Thing" instead a noun "Episode", when it comes to topics like adventure, happen.

Nearby Words: episodic, episodically

Thing

Thing noun - Something that happens.
Usage example: the burglary was just one of those things that can happen anywhere

Episode is a synonym for thing in incident topic. You can use "Episode" instead a noun "Thing", if it concerns topics such as act, happen.

How words are described

best best episode best thing
particular particular episode particular thing
similar similar episode similar thing
normal normal episode normal thing
Other adjectives: regular, certain, single, actual, entire, real, tiny, bad, lost, important, new, possible, worst, odd, next, last, different.
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